Mark Margolis
Mark Margolis (November 26, 1939 – August 3, 2023) was an American actor, who had been making films since 1976. Margolis went to Temple University briefly before moving to New York City, where he studied drama with Stella Adler and at the Actors Studio. He was perhaps most famous for his supporting roles in Scarface and the films of Darren Aronofsky: π, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, and Black Swan. Aronofsky wrote the role of Father Avila in The Fountain specifically for Margolis. He had recurring roles on numerous TV shows, including The Equalizer, HBO's Oz, Law And Order, Crossing Jordan and most recently Showtime's Californication and Breaking Bad. He also appeared in a first season episode of Quantum Leap. In 1991, he also played Helmut Dieter in soap opera Santa Barbara.
Scarface
(Shadow)
The Thomas Crown Affair
(Heinrich Knutzhorn)
Pi
(Sol Robeson)
The Fountain
(Father Avila)
Requiem for a Dream
(Mr. Rabinowitz)
18 Shades of Dust
Jakob the Liar
(Fajngold)
The Tailor of Panama
(Rafi Domingo)
Gone Baby Gone
(Leon Trett)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
(Gage (segment ‘Cat From Hell’))
A Jury of Her Peers
(Mr. Hale)
Dressed to Kill
(Patient at Bellvue Hospital (uncredited))
The Pallbearer
(Philip DeMarco)
The Wrestler
(Lenny)
Muggable Mary: Street Cop
(Sgt. Meyers)
Headspace
(Boris Pavlovsky)
Christmas Evil
(Man #2)
Diner
(Earl Mager)
Madonna: The Video Collection 93:99
(Bartender (segment "Bad Girl"))
The Girl Next Door
(Homeless Man Hit By Car)
Black Swan
(Mr. Fithian / Patron)
Starwater
The Pit and the Pendulum
(Mendoza)
The Opening of Misty Beethoven
(Unhappy Guy on Plane (uncredited))
Eddie Macon's Run
(5:00 Bar Owner)
The Avenging
(Pedro Quintana)
Far from Poland
(Adam Zarewski)
Noah
(Magog (voice))
The Courier
(Stitch)
One Fall
(Walter Grigg Sr.)
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
(Panos)
Stand Up Guys
(Claphands)
Angela
White Hot
(The Tin Man)
Above Freezing
The Other Side of Victory
(Jemmy)
Dig
(Heinrich Berger)
Beneath
(Mr. Parks)
Descending Angel
(Bercovici)
Squanto: A Warrior's Tale
(Captain Hunt)
Particles of Truth
(Grandpa Black)
Queenie in Love
(Spencer)
Doubletake
(Janitor)
Infested
(Father Morning)
I Want To Go Home
(Cab Driver)
2BPerfectlyHonest
(Abrams)
1492: Conquest of Paradise
(Bobadilla)
Stay
(Bookstore Owner)
Arthur
(Wedding Guest (uncredited))
Nasty Baby
(Richard)
House of D
(Mr. Pappass)
End of Days
(Pope)
No Half Measures: Creating the Final Season of Breaking Bad
(Self)
Haber
(Bremer)
Every Last Secret
(Grandpa)
Carl(a)
(Grandpa)
Daredevil
(Fallon (uncredited))
Defiance
(Jewish Elder)
The Abandoned
(Jim)
Pants on Fire
(Malcolm Preston)
A Remarkable Life
(Landon)
Lady Mobster
(Peter Colicos)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
(Shickadance)
Camp Hollywood
(Himself)
Valley of Bones
(El Papa)
Hardball
(Fink)
Abe
(Benjamin)
Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection
(Gen. Olmedo)
Hannibal
(Perfume Expert)
Short Eyes
(Mr. Morrison)
Side Streets
(Bartender)
Flawless
(Vinnie)
Baja
(Don Primo)
Northern Borders
(Whiskeyjack)
Boss of Bosses
(Piney Armone)
Glory
(10th Connecticut Soldier)
Fast Food Fast Women
(Graham)
Dinner Rush
(Fitzgerald)
Absolute Power
(Red)
Going in Style
(Prison Guard)
The Bedroom Window
(Man in Phone Booth)
Bridget
(Slim)
The Cotton Club
(Charlie Workman (uncredited))
Inside The Fountain: Death and Rebirth
(Himself)
Minyan
(Itzik)
The Secret of My Success
(Maintenence Man)
You Bury Your Own
(Smith)
Nobody
(Professor Hagel)
The Rosary Murders
(Father Max)
Memories of Manon
(Jimmy)
Mickey Blue Eyes
(Gene Morgansen)
I Shot Andy Warhol
(Louis Solanas)
Immortals
(The New Priest (uncredited))
Trouble on the Corner
(Mr. Borofsky)
Umney's Last Case
(Vernon Klein)
The Fall of 2008
(Sol Robeson (Pi))
Breaking Bad
(Tío Salamanca)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(Dr. Nel Apgar)
Prodigal Son
(Rudolph Swann)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Mario Damiano)
American Horror Story
(Sam Goodman)
Blue Bloods
(Whitey Brennan)
Rage of Angels
(Ricky)
Columbo
(Cosner)
Gotham
(Paul Cicero)
Quantum Leap
(Adriano)
Constantine
(Felix Faust)
The Good Wife
(Jim)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Rom-Baro)
Person of Interest
(Gianni Moretti)
The Practice
(Richard D'Ambrosio)
Kojak
(First Gunman)
Jake and the Fatman
(Miracola)
12 Monkeys
(Mr. Werner)
Californication
(Al Moody)
Better Call Saul
(Hector Salamanca)
Law & Order
(George Lobrano)
Law & Order
(Bronson)
Law & Order
(Frankie Polito)
Hack
(Nicolai Zosimov)
Elementary
(Abraham Misraki)
Sex and the City
(Jean Paul Sandal)
Kojak
(Gunman)
Your Honor
(Carmine Conti)
The Equalizer
(Jimmy)
Now and Again
(Nicky Vodorgov)
Snowpiercer
(Old Ivan)
The Blacklist
(Jakov Mitko)
The Black Donnellys
(Sal Minetta)
Crossing Jordan
(Cahill)
100 Centre Street
(Merle Kiefer)
Oz (TV Series 1997-2003)
(Antonio Nappa)